NORWEGIAN JÆRHØNS
A. ORIGIN:
Norwegian landrace fowl that were developped on Jæren near Stavanger (Norwegian west coast) from around 1920, which are very good egg layers of white eggs. Very hardy, very frugal and good foragers.
B. OVERALL IMPRESSION, BEHAVIOUR AND TEMPERAMENT:
Nice chicken breed of the landrace type with a quite lively temperament and not unlike the Danish Landrace Fowl in temperament and size. A primary trait in the breed is that it is autosexing in both colours.
C. BREED CHARACTERISTICS:
ROOSTER:
Body: Lightly constricted, cylindrical, seems firm and thickset.
Head: Medium sized, not too wide.
Face: Smooth; no feathers, down or wrinkles.
Eyes: Well-rounded, vivacious, reddish brown.
Beak: Quite strong and lightly curved, yellow with a slightly greyish horn colour.
Comb: Straight single comb with 4 or 5 backwards slanting not too spiky points, following the curvature of the neck.
Ear lobes: Small, slightly oblong, smooth and white.
Wattles: Medium length, well rounded.
Neck: Not too long, though slightly straight and with full feathering.
Back: Approximately horizontal, lightly curved.
Tail: High carriage, 60-70 degree angle, full and with well curved sickle feathers.
Wings: Quite strong in relation, tight, not carried too low.
Chest: Well rounded, slighty protruding.
Belly: Broad and full.
Thighs: Quite strong and well defined, without being too prominent.
Shanks: Medium to short length, quite thin, yellowwhite with grey nails (all yellow shanks is not a fawlt).
HEN:
In accordance with the above description, allowing for the natural gender differences. The tail though not carried quite so high (40-60 degree angle), carried with a good fan-shape, and quite broad control feathers.
Comb: Small and quite fine-tissued, so that it lops slightly in the back.
EGGS:
Shell colour is white.
Minimum weight for hatching eggs: 55 grams.
Weight:
Rooster: 1.75-2.00 kilograms (3.9-4.4 lbs)
Hen: 1,5-1,75 kilograms (3.3-3,9 lbs)
Leg band size:
Rooster: F
Hen: G
A-faults: White in the face, significantly red ear lobes.
Faults: Too light and thin in body, greenish shanks.
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